Patient accounts clerk salary

Q: How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a patient accounts clerk?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a patient accounts clerk if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in New York you should be paid close to $41,829 per year.

Average patient accounts clerk salary

$15.36

$31,951 yearly

Entry-level patient accounts clerk salary

$26,000 yearly salary

Updated December 15, 2025

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Average patient accounts clerk salary by state

Highest paying states for patient accounts clerks

Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	New York	$41,829	$20.11
2	Alaska	$40,161	$19.31
3	Massachusetts	$43,110	$20.73
4	New Jersey	$39,501	$18.99
5	Minnesota	$35,960	$17.29
6	California	$38,413	$18.47
7	Delaware	$38,914	$18.71
8	Michigan	$31,930	$15.35
9	Washington	$34,306	$16.49
10	Connecticut	$34,016	$16.35
11	Vermont	$36,750	$17.67
12	Utah	$32,330	$15.54
13	Iowa	$32,783	$15.76
14	West Virginia	$33,135	$15.93
15	North Dakota	$33,497	$16.10
16	Pennsylvania	$31,703	$15.24
17	Colorado	$34,363	$16.52
18	Kansas	$31,916	$15.34
19	Missouri	$31,797	$15.29
20	Indiana	$30,480	$14.65
21	Maine	$31,230	$15.01
22	Mississippi	$33,197	$15.96
23	Illinois	$32,152	$15.46
24	Rhode Island	$32,968	$15.85
25	Ohio	$30,497	$14.66
26	Maryland	$33,991	$16.34
27	South Dakota	$30,495	$14.66
28	Wisconsin	$30,481	$14.65
29	New Hampshire	$31,630	$15.21
30	District of Columbia	$36,900	$17.74
31	New Mexico	$30,991	$14.90
32	Nevada	$32,046	$15.41
33	Texas	$29,864	$14.36
34	Arizona	$30,968	$14.89
35	Idaho	$30,568	$14.70
36	Oregon	$31,301	$15.05
37	North Carolina	$30,004	$14.43
38	Tennessee	$26,452	$12.72
39	Wyoming	$30,216	$14.53
40	Hawaii	$31,076	$14.94
41	Florida	$27,203	$13.08
42	Nebraska	$29,707	$14.28
43	Kentucky	$26,684	$12.83
44	Montana	$30,260	$14.55
45	Georgia	$28,359	$13.63
46	Louisiana	$28,181	$13.55
47	South Carolina	$27,089	$13.02
48	Virginia	$27,875	$13.40
49	Alabama	$27,375	$13.16
50	Oklahoma	$25,043	$12.04
51	Arkansas	$23,457	$11.28

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Patient accounts clerk salary details

A patient accounts clerk's salary ranges from $26,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $38,000 at the 90th percentile.

Average patient accounts clerk salary graph, trends, and summary

What is a patient accounts clerk's salary?

Percentile	Annual salary	Monthly salary	Hourly rate
90th Percentile	$38,000	$3,167	$18
75th Percentile	$35,000	$2,917	$17
Average	$31,951	$2,663	$15
25th Percentile	$29,000	$2,417	$14
10th Percentile	$26,000	$2,167	$13

Highest paying patient accounts clerk jobs

The highest paying types of patient accounts clerks are accounts receivable clerk, patient advocate, and patient care coordinator.

Job title	Annual salary	Monthly salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
Clerk	$31,163	$2,597	$14.98	80,311
Insurance Clerk	$33,089	$2,757	$15.91	147,755
Patient Care Representative	$33,709	$2,809	$16.21	133,317
Receptionist/Billing Clerk	$31,932	$2,661	$15.35	129,530
Admissions Clerk	$31,980	$2,665	$15.37	123,555
Patient Care Coordinator	$34,884	$2,907	$16.77	139,431

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Wage gap by gender, race and education

$34,000$33,600$33,200$32,800$32,400$32,000

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Patient accounts clerk salary trends

The average patient accounts clerk salary has risen by $4,655 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average patient accounts clerk earned $27,296 annually, but today, they earn $31,951 a year. That works out to a 11% change in pay for patient accounts clerks over the last decade.

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Average patient accounts clerk salary over time

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Patient accounts clerk salary by year

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$32,000	$15.36	+3.1%
2024	$31,000	$14.88	+2.8%
2023	$30,100	$14.47	+2.5%
2022	$29,300	$14.10	+1.8%
2021	$28,800	$13.85	+1.8%

Recently added patient accounts clerk salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date added	Salary
System One	Medicare Patient Accounts	DeLand, FL	06/13/2025	$45,914
Employee Benefits Fund	Patient Care Clerk (Intake Agent)	New York, NY	12/07/2024	$55,000
Kaweah Health Care District	Patient Accounts Clerk	Visalia, CA	10/18/2024	$37,816
St., Hugo, Co	Patient Access Clerk	Hugo, CO	09/25/2024	$37,566
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian	Revenue Cycle Assoc II-Patient Accounting (Costa Mesa, CA, US, 92626)	Costa Mesa, CA	09/18/2024	$45,914
Kaweah Delta	Patient Accounts Clerk	Visalia, CA	09/11/2024	$37,816
Citizen Potawatomi Nation	PRC Patient Account Clerk	Mission Hill, SD	09/03/2024	$38,610
Ameripharma	Patient Care Clerk	Laguna Hills, CA	05/08/2024	$50,088
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian	Revenue Cycle Assoc I-Patient Accounting (Costa Mesa, CA, US, 92626)	Costa Mesa, CA	04/10/2024	$32,766
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian	Revenue Cycle Assoc I-Patient Accounting (Costa Mesa, CA, US, 92626)	Costa Mesa, CA	01/20/2024	$32,766

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